Research Centers
The following Research Centers are led by faculty in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Designated by the National Institutes of Health as a Superfund Research Center, PROTECT studies exposure to environmental contamination in Puerto Rico and its contribution to preterm birth. PROTECT also seeks to better understand the phenomena affecting fate and transport of hazardous substances in aquifers and to develop green remediation strategies.
Informing and advancing societal resilience around the world by partnering with other leading academic research institutions, nonprofits and the public and private sectors to devise and apply practical, interdisciplinary innovations and solutions to resilience challenges.
Designated by the Department of Energy with additional support from the states of Maryland and Massachusetts, ARROW is a first-of-its-kind center of excellence on offshore wind.
Northeastern Impact Engine
The Healthier Air and People: Intelligent Solutions to Urban Pollution for Equity and Resilience (iSUPER) Impact Engine will pair low-cost, adaptable sensing technologies with novel pollution prediction models to accurately identify hyperlocal pollution hot spots in real time.
Affiliated Centers and Programs at Northeastern University
Prior Research Centers and Programs
- Antimicrobial Discovery Center (ADC)
- Awareness and Localization of Explosives-Related Threats (ALERT)
- Bernard M. Gordon Center for Subsurface Imaging and Sensing (Gordon CenSSIS)
- Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN)
- Intelligent Diagnostics: Integrated Graduate Education and Research Traineeships (IGERT)